Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-26
BAsE BALL BOON.
II Has ut Last struck the Town
In Earnest.

I'm Earnest.
The lovers of the National game WI
at last have chance to witness some
of the greatest games ever played II
Southern California. Messrs. Peck q
Ruggles, general ogents for the Patiu.
Coast with headquarters at Los A. geles
for the Baldwin Dry Air refrigeratorsi
are going to uniform the boys in grea'
style, and the suits will be something
that has no equal on the Coast. The
California League, composed OF the
"Haverly's," "Greenhood and Morans,
"Pioneers and "Atlas," are to play O
series of games here during the entire
season, and will visit us fou, teen times.
On Thursday, May 18th, the enhood
and Morans will cross bats with the Peek
and Ruggles', aud although week day,
it is expected many will go to sec the
great California pitcher, Van Haltren,
pitch for the Greenwood and Morans.
On Saturday, May l4th, the Pioneers
will play the Peck & Rugyles, and the
swiftest pitcher on the Pacific coast will
pitch for the Pioneers.
On Sunday. May 18th. the lovers of
baseball will have a chance TO see the
greatest game Southern California has
ever known, by witnessing the Green.
hood & Morans cross bats with the Pho.
neers, and it is expected it will be q
close game, as neither club can afford to
lose. "a it will count against them in
their league games.
lie hayerly's follow next in one
month and later in the season the famous
Atlas, the champions from Satramento,
will visit US.
The grounds have been selected at the
Agricultural Park and will not have an
equal in the State. Mr.. Johnnie Griffin
10 going to work on them to-day. aud
will spare nothing to mako them COM
plete in every respect.
Mr.. W. j. Brodrick, President of the
Main Street Car line, intends laying a
double track all the way out to the
park, and will have lots of extra cars to
carry the crowd, and the road all along
the way out will be sprinkled, and
thereby lay the dust.
The new grand stand will be situated
between the judges and pigeon. shoot.
ers' stand, directly behind tho catcher,
and will have sealing capacity of
5000 people. The old grand stand will
be used for ladiss and their escort, and
will seat about 1000 people.
The Peck 4 Ruggles Club have
secured the services of Mr.. Thomas
Powers, the great catcher of McMullen,
formerly of the Pioneers. He In the sea-
son of 'S5 was the regular catcher for
the famous Clipper nine of San Fran
CISCO. who defeated all amateur mines
ON the Pacific Coast, and he alsO won
the medal for the beat batting 1t may
be we'll to state that he is looked upon
by Incell & Van Haltren as the hardest
man in the league to strike out. Knell
the "South Paw" vs.. Van Haltren, also
"South ePaw," the Oakland pet has
tried hard to secure this ris-
ing young pitcher but it is no
use, we are going to keep him.
Knell has signed with Peck 4 Rug.
gles' nine, and will be their regular
pitcher. Ed Conn. the ball.slogger. has
also signed with the Peck & Ruggles,
and will play short stop. and it may be
stated that outside of Frisco Conn has no
equal and is the best general player on
the Pacific Coast. He has many admir-
ers in this city on account of his gentle
manly conduct and excellent playing.
Dick Nagle, the clever third baseman of
the Alameda Maroons. has signed to
play left field for the Peck & Ruggles
nine. He is an all.around ball play er,
end stood fifth in batting last season in
the California League Amateur Cham.
pionsbip games. There are other we'll
known players who expect to be signed,
and their names and positions will be
published later.